1 A wheel and an axle together make a simple machine. 2  Wheels and axles are used to carry loads around easily, for long distances with very less effort. 3  A pulley consists of a wheel with a groove around it. 4  A rope can be passed through the groove.
In sociology and related social sciences, the idea of collective consciousness comes from the French theorist and sociologist Emile Durkheim. Collective consciousness is all about understanding what makes society work.
Popular ideas about consciousness suggest the phenomenon describes a condition of being aware of one's awareness or, self-awareness. Efforts to describe consciousness in neurological terms have focused on describing networks in the brain that develop awareness of the qualia developed by other networks.